NASA awards $15M for asteroid hunting telescopes on Maui
Pan-STARRS telescopes on Haleakalā lead the world in the discovery of near-Earth objects.
Infant planet discovered by UH-led team using Maunakea telescopes
Eric Gaidos led an international team of scientists that discovered one of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star.
UH astronomers use local ship to prepare for Antarctic eclipse expedition
UH Institute for Astronomy astronomer Shadia Habbal and her eclipse team, will conduct studies in the remote South Pole on December 4.
Virtual forum on Maunakea Master Plan answers public questions
About 55 questions were submitted and answered during the two hour livestream about the proposed new master plan.
Explosion can’t extinguish excitement of student satellite builders
More than 100 people contributed to the creation of “Hiapo,” a small satellite equipped with sensors to measure Earth's magnetic field.
Fastest asteroid around the Sun discovered
IfA astronomer David Tholen spotted the asteroid using images taken on August 13.
UH-discovered comet could become visible in spring 2022
IfA astronomer Robert Weryk first spotted the comet with the Pan-STARRS telescope on July 26.
Unparalleled bounty of oscillating red giant stars detected
This collection of oscillating red giants will be used for unprecedented detailed studies using telescopes on Maunakea.
Massive COCONUTS exoplanet discovery led by UH grad student
Zhoujian Zhang and a team of UH astronomers discovered a planet six times the size of Jupiter.
Is UH-discovered ʻOumuamua an alien listening device?
IfA astronomer Karen Meech led international research on ʻOumuamua and pokes holes in extraterrestrial theories.
